1. Learning Classical Conditioning
Psychology, Unit 4

2. Today’s Objectives
Identify and apply each of the 3 types of learning to life
Relate the appropriate psychologist to their area of specialty in learning

3. Answer the following questions:
Have you ever gotten sick after eating something and now you can’t look at that type of food?
Is it easy to teach a dog to come to you? Is it easy to teach a dog not to chase rabbits in your yard?
Do you think kids that have violent parents will become violent themselves?

4. 3 Types of Learning
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Cognitive Learning

5. 1. Classical Conditioning
Involves reflexive behaviors that automatically follow a stimulus.
While watching a horror movie, you may tense up when you hear scary music begin to play
If someone jumps out at you, you scream and put your hands up in a defensive position
Feeling ill when you see a food that you once threw up

7. 1. Ivan Pavlov
The father of classical (Pavlovian) conditioning
Noticed that dogs salivate when they see food.
Began ringing a bell, then placing food in front of dog
After a while, dog salivates when bell rings even when there is no food present

8. Pavlov loved his work! Can’t you tell?

10. Conditioned and Unconditioned Stimuli
Unconditioned Stimulus: the “thing” your body reflexively reacts to without being taught.
Stomach flu = vomit
Conditioned Stimulus: the “thing” (sound, smell, touch etc) you teach a new reflex to respond to
Smell cinnamon candle while you have the stomach flu; now you get nauseas any time you smell cinnamon
Identify US and CS: I used to wake up when my body and mind felt rested. Now, the second my daughter cries, I wake up and run to her room.

11. Classically Condition your Pulse

12. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The intensity of the traumatic incident is such that stimuli that were present at the time of the trauma (unconditioned stimulus) become associated with fear and arousal symptoms
Henceforth similar stimuli (now conditioned) trigger responses as if the trauma was recurring.

13. 1. Use of Classical Conditioning in People
Therapists use Classical Conditioning to treat fears and disorders in people
EX: Agoraphobics are people who have an abnormal fear of leaving their homes. This is often treated w/ CC. The Therapist teaches the patient deep relaxation techniques. While in deep relaxation, they are asked to picture opening the front door, then going outside, then to a baseball game. Eventually, actually doing these things reminds the patient of being relaxed and the phobia is cured!

14. 1.Use of Classical Conditioning in People
Medical Doctors have used CC to treat autoimmune disorders w/o drugs that usually have terrible side effects.
They pair an immunosuppressant w/ a smell or food and after a few treatments that smell or food will suppress the immune system w/o the use of the drug.

15. Exit Ticket
List the 3 types of learning
Who is known as the founder of classical conditioning?
Summarize the experiment that proves classical conditioning